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[squadgoals]

Hi all — Shepard here, just a quick couple of questions.

First, I know the mail system can be all over the place, so I wanted to reach out to everyone. Last month, I received this-- [And here, she holds up a hypospray with this label affixed to it. She rotates it slowly, showing off the entire label as she speaks.] --in my mailbox. Not sure what kind of medicine it is, but if you know, or know who it belongs to, please let me know as soon as possible.

Second, I wanted to ask about the Ingress. From what I've read and been told, it opens once every month, at the beginning of that month. Now, I've only been here a month — can anyone with more experience tell me if it's normal or not that it hasn't opened by now?

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[petridish]

[As much as it pains her to admit this:] You're right. [She should get over herself.] Six full months here and this is the first month it hasn't opened. We don't seem to have picked up any new crew out of the Ingress on the planet, either.

VIDEO BECAUSE NOT SWITCHING

[squadgoals]

Huh. [Really, what else is there to say?]

When you came in through the planetary Ingress for your arrival, did the Ingress on the ship open as well?

NEITHER AM I

[petridish]

I think so. There were definitely some new people around who hadn't seen the planet until they went down there.

BRAT

[squadgoals]

So it's not as if the two Ingresses were influencing each other.

Maybe this time, they're just cancelling each other out...? [It's a leap, but maybe it makes sense, in this place.]

IT ALREADY LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE'S TALKING TO HERSELF JUST FROM DISPLAY NAMES

[petridish]

Or maybe it's something to do with all the reversal work on A-Re's Ingress.

[squadgoals]

It's definitely something to consider. Thanks for confirming my suspicions.

Have you been down to see it yet?

[petridish]

Yeah. Went through a few times, too. It's been interesting.

[squadgoals]

Any trips to [she corrects herself, backspacing "our"] your universe yet? I guess there's no way to know what you're going to get, though.

[petridish]

A couple. Rannoch and some place called 2181 Despoina that was just full of Reaper forces.

[squadgoals]

[There's an explosion of questions in her mind almost immediately — two places with massive history. Who did she go with? When was it? What happened?]

You haven't been to Despoina 2181 before?

[petridish]

No. Why, have you?

[squadgoals]

Just once. It was where we found Leviathan.

Did you just show up there?

[petridish]

Yeah. What's Leviathan?

[Alas, her Shepard was waiting to buy her last DLC.]

SHIT WHEN DID I SWITCH TO TEXT (RAGES QUIETLY)

[squadgoals]

Long story short: the predecessor to the Reapers, and the sentient life that triggered their creation.

Long story long: catch me at the bar after a few, and I'll tell you everything.

WHO'S THE GARBAGE TWIN NOW

[petridish]

[She was on the same planet as the things that made the Reapers?!]

Might pass on drinking myself, but let me know when you're there.

UGHHHHH IT'S STILL YOU THOUGH

[squadgoals]

Even if I order you something with an umbrella in it?

AT LEAST I'M NOT A WORN OUT GARBAGE TWIN

[petridish]

[What is it with these people and umbrella drinks?]

I could get my own umbrella if I wanted one.

gently stuffs into the trash

[squadgoals]

Far be it from me to stop you.

What about three maraschino cherries on a tiny plastic sword, though?

drags u in with me

[petridish]

Oh, wow, I haven't had one of those since Mindoir.

[Maybe she'll drop it if she brings up the M-word...]

UGH I HATE THIS I HATE YOU

[squadgoals]

[Whoops. Time to switch tracks.]

Do you have a favorite drink?

[That's nice and safe, right?]

I HATE YOU MORE

[petridish]

I had this citrusy thing on C-Primary once, named after some small town I don't remember.

[squadgoals]

[???Town name citrus drink???]

Singapore Sling?

[Not exactly a small town, but... citrusy and named after a place?]

[petridish]

[What is that, an Alliance cruiser?]

No, it was somewhere on C-Primary.

[squadgoals]

Any idea what went in it?

["Dead parents" are not an ingredient so this is a perfectly safe conversation topic]

[petridish]

[lemon and paeroa obviously]

It was a soda. I didn't really read the label.